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# endorsement

«endorsement» in Mova's school dictionary: **public support or approval for a person, plan or product** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an endorsement, endorsements; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An endorsement is public support or approval for a person, plan or product. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#m1)

2) (money) A deal where a famous person is paid to say they use or like a product. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#m2)

3) (UK, law) A note on a driving licence that shows the driver broke a traffic law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#m3)

4) (money) A signature on the back of a cheque. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In news and adverts: celebrities and sports stars get «endorsement deals». In elections, a famous person may give an endorsement to a candidate. It tells the reader that someone has said «yes, I support this». Phrases: «endorsement deal», «a strong endorsement», «celebrity endorsement».

### examples

- The footballer has an endorsement deal with a trainer company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x1)
- The mayor gave her endorsement to the new park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x2)
- The book got a glowing endorsement from a famous author. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x3)
- Celebrity endorsements make people want to buy things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x4)
- Speeding earned him an endorsement on his licence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x5)
- The plan won the endorsement of the whole school council. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/#x6)

### note

Verb: «endorse». Spelt endorsement (UK and US). Trap: an endorsement in an advert is paid; it does not prove the product is good.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «endorsement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.